Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/03/09
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Looks really mean with Leica glass on it. Is the body really so tiny? Leic-anthro-pus? (Leica-human-olympus - sounds like a good combination - spelled slightly differently it's a werewolf :-) ) Douglas Gary Todoroff wrote: >Bruce - Shorter is usually better, true. But something poetic in >"O-Lymp-a-Leic" kept bouncing around. Reminds me of some old 60's song, "In >the jungle, the mighty jungle, the lion sleeps tonight." Then the chorus is >o-wik-a-wac or something like that. Or at least something like >O-Lymp-a-Leic. > > Wim-o-way - IMMSMW >Thanks for leic-o-pine-ing! >Gary > >-----Original Message----- >From: lug-bounces+datamaster=northcoastphotos.com@leica-users.org >[mailto:lug-bounces+datamaster=northcoastphotos.com@leica-users.org]On >Behalf Of bruce >Sent: Thursday, March 09, 2006 1:06 AM >To: Leica Users Group >Subject: Re: [Leica] Couple of E-330 shots > > >Gray, like others, I guess, I have been thinking about the name since >you posted .................. and can only come-up with a shortened >version version, with a more playful name ................ >OLYLEIC ................... OLYCON ..................... >OLYNIK ................Pronounce it. > >B. > >On 9-mrt-2006, at 9:33, Gary Todoroff wrote: > > > >>Great demo shot of Mr. Le, Neal! Any other camera and you would >>have been >>dusting yourself off after the shot and rubbing your knees, >>depending on >>your age. Isn't that live mode flip screen great? Just set the >>E-330 on the >>floor and look down like a TLR. And what a perspective from that >>7-14mm, >>too. >> >>HCB would have made this camera positively DANCE down the street! >>At LHSA in >>San Francisco when I tried to describe this kind of camera/photo >>creativity >>to a Leica Rep, his only reply was, "That is not an M!" >> >>Good grief! Fortunately Mr Leitz did not say to Mr Barnack, "Das >>ist nicht a >>Press Kamera!" >> >>Just added a few more photos to my OlympuLeic Blog at >>http://www.northcoastphotos.com/OlympuLeic.htm - nothing taken WITH >>the new >>E-330 yet, but some interesting ones OF it with the Leica adapter. >> >>Gary Todoroff >>Tree LUGger >> >><< >>Seems as if the new Olympus E-330 is getting popular with the LUG >>group, I >>just picked up mine today. >>Here are a couple of shots taken in the Camera shop; >> >>The owner Mr. Le, >> >>http://www.photoneal.com/photos/photos_05/tn/phat2a.jpg.html >> >>And salesman Rob, >> >>http://www.photoneal.com/photos/photos_05/tn/P1010004a.jpg.html >> >>I'm also a part time salesman but today I was a customer. >>The lens for both shots was the 7-14mm f4 both were shot at ISO 800. >> >>Neal F >> >> >> >>_______________________________________________ >>Leica Users Group. >>See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> >>-- >>No virus found in this incoming message. >>Checked by AVG Free Edition. >>Version: 7.1.375 / Virus Database: 268.2.0/276 - Release Date: >>3/7/2006 >> >>-- >>No virus found in this outgoing message. >>Checked by AVG Free Edition. >>Version: 7.1.375 / Virus Database: 268.2.0/276 - Release Date: >>3/7/2006 >> >> >>_______________________________________________ >>Leica Users Group. >>See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> >> > > >_______________________________________________ >Leica Users Group. >See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > >-- >No virus found in this incoming message. >Checked by AVG Free Edition. >Version: 7.1.375 / Virus Database: 268.2.0/276 - Release Date: 3/7/2006 > >-- >No virus found in this outgoing message. >Checked by AVG Free Edition. >Version: 7.1.375 / Virus Database: 268.2.0/276 - Release Date: 3/7/2006 > > >_______________________________________________ >Leica Users Group. >See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > >